Now, as he took the initiative to come here and extend an "invitation" for dialogue, there's no doubt he has only a handful of possible purposes.
Either he intends to defect.
Or he aims to purge the court.
Or he wants to collaborate in secret.
But regardless of which aim, at the core, he wants to leverage support.
And leveraging support, of course, comes at a price.
Chen Jian wanted to know what exactly he could pay in return.
However, Zhang Tao, despite his seemingly rash demeanor, had quite an astute mind.
He didn't give Chen Jian the answer he sought, but instead said respectfully:
"Without a doubt, you and your team are the strongest on this land. Your team descended like heroes from legend, saving the entire Jinling City and tens of thousands of civilians lives."
"Just that is enough to command respect."
"Hence, it's quite normal to want you to know my name."
"After all, it's a kind of glory, isn't it?"
